Environment
Venomous Sea Snake Washes Up on California Beach, Surprising Scientists
Warmer sea-surface temperatures, El Niño drive likely drove serpent north
Stories by Elizabeth Palermo
The Sciences
New XPRIZE Challenge: Map the Ocean Floor
The Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE is a three-year global competition that challenges researchers to build better technologies for mapping Earth's seafloor
The Sciences
Angry Birds? Seagulls Implicated in Baby Whale Deaths
Feisty feeding behavior off the coast of Argentina includes pecking calves as they breach
The Sciences
Physiology Pioneer's Nobel Prize Sells for Nearly $800,000
British biophysicist Alan Lloyd Hodgkin won the shiny gold medal in 1963 for discovering how the nerve cells of squid generate an electrical pulse when stimulated
The Sciences
Electric Embrace: Eels Curl Up to Supercharge Shocks
It’s kind of like walking straight into an electric fence, or getting shot with a stun gun, according to a biologist studying the phenomenon
Technology
Confirmed: Wing Part Is From Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
The large piece of wing could offer up clues for authorities hoping to locate the rest of the airplane and determine what happened to the ill-fated aircraft
Technology
Hearing Aids Meet the Future with Bluetooth Tech
Small, discreet and often Bluetooth-enabled, the new generation of hearing aids can connect wirelessly with smartphones
The Sciences
Jim Watson's Nobel Prize Could Be Yours...for Just $3.5 Million
This the first time that a living Nobel laureate has auctioned off his or her medal
Evolution
Blind Cavefish Stops Its Internal Clock
The eyeless cavefish saves energy by freezing its circadian rhythm
The Sciences
Man Sets World Record for Deepest Underwater Dive
Hold your breath: New Guinness World Record set with 1,090-foot plunge
Technology
Google Invests Billions on Satellites to Expand Internet Access
The company's plan to buy 180 small, high-capacity satellites complements its other ventures to expand Internet access to remote and underserved areas
Technology
New York City Design Contest Reinvents the Pay Phone
Community computers could replace pay phones on the streets of the Big Apple
